Charles Stanhope, 10th Earl of Harrington explained

Charles Joseph Leicester, 10th Earl of Harrington
Birth Name:Charles Joseph Leicester Stanhope
Birth Date:9 November 1887
10th Earl of Harrington
Tenure:1928–1929
Other Titles:Viscount Petersham
Baron Harrington
Residence:Elvaston Castle
Harrington House
Nationality:British
Predecessor:Dudley Stanhope, 9th Earl of Harrington (elder brother)
Successor:William Stanhope, 11th Earl of Harrington (son)
Spouse:Margaret Trelawney Seaton (daughter of Major H. H. D. Seaton)
Parents:Dudley Stanhope, 9th Earl of Harrington
Kathleen Wood
Occupation:Peer and Captain (Deputy Lieutenant)

Charles Joseph Leicester Stanhope, 10th Earl of Harrington MC, DL (9 October 1887 – 16 November 1929), was a British captain and peer.

He was the son of Dudley Stanhope, 9th Earl of Harrington, and Kathleen Wood. He succeeded in the earldom on the death of his father on 13 November 1928.

Harrington was a captain in the 15th Hussars, Reserve of Officers and was awarded the Military Cross. He also served as a Deputy Lieutenant of Derbyshire.

Family

Harrington married Margaret Trelawney Seaton, daughter of Major H. H. D. Seaton, on 23 April 1919. They had two children:

Lord Harrington died on 16 November 1929 at age 42.

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